sung
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of sing.
sung
1 American
[suhng]
/ sʌŋ /
verb
Sung
2
American
[soong]
/ sʊŋ /
Also
Song
noun
sung
1
British
/ sʌŋ /
verb
adjective
Sung
2
British
/ sʊŋ /
noun
Other Word Forms
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The term “countertenor” dates back to the Elizabethans, for whom it meant the medieval contratenor line that was sung against the generally larger and lower tenor voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The first very high notes I heard sung by a man were on John McCormack’s old recordings, made in the first decades of the 20th century; they were prized items in my grandmother’s collection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
There was already music in the family - her mother, Avie Lee, sung folk songs all the time and her aunt played the guitar and wrote songs.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Life begins as a fanfare — a regal entry heralded by brass — and ends as a solo cello lament and the serene acceptance of death as sung by a choir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
I can’t stop my eyes from getting big, cuz Mama hasn’t sung in forever!
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
Sung, 54, who pleaded guilty to two felony counts of solicitation of bribery, is the highest-ranking sheriff’s official ever convicted by the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Prosecutors accused Sung of leveraging the Sheriff’s Office’s rarely-issued gun permits to secure 200 iPads as well as a luxury suite for Smith and her friends at San Jose Sharks games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Joon Sung Park, co-founder and CEO of tech startup Simile, which is a partner with CVS Health, played down any worries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
At this year's 9th Party Congress of the Korean Workers' Party, Kim Jong Un was emboldened and spoke of accomplishments that his grandfather Kim Il Sung and father Kim Jong Il never achieved.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Shin viewed Hong Sung Jo as his closest companion.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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